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The Veterinary Advantage Program from HempMy Pet™ gives you a flexible way to offer the highest quality hemp oil.
All veterinary practices have patients that could experience a significant reduction in their symptoms if they were prescribed hemp oil. HempMy Pet’s high quality range of hemp products meets a unique set of criteria:
Full-spectrum, strain-specific hemp extract — This...
The concentration of gut microbiota in our canine and feline patients can be disturbed by different factors, leading to issues that are detrimental to the animal’s health. Recommending the regular use of an effective probiotic is a good strategy for avoiding an altered gut microbiota and the resulting adverse effects. Many veterinary probiotics are available in the market, but...
An enduring love of animals draws people to the veterinary industry, but financial constraints and lack of work-life balance also drive them away. Whether your passion brings you to an exam room, an ER, the front desk, or an office, you deserve proper compensation for your hard work.
Many veterinarians are practice owners and work hard to build their businesses,...
Long wait times, budget constraints, and lack of local veterinary specialty services often conspire to make the job of primary care veterinarians harder. Fortunately, with advancements in access to remote veterinary specialist support, help is now at hand for the most complicated of specialty veterinary cases.
Primary care veterinarians work tirelessly to take care of challenging and complicated specialty cases...
Chronic lameness in dogs and cats can have many causes, including osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia and more. Electroacupuncture can be an effective way to help treat the problem.
Lameness in dogs and cats is a sign of illness, not a specific disease, and refers to the inability to use one or more limbs properly. It is associated with pain or injury...
From physical therapy to acupuncture, an integrative multimodal approach is an effective way to manage canine hip dysplasia and the osteoarthritis that often arises from it.
Canine hip dysplasia is the most common congenital joint condition in dogs. It affects several breeds, with a higher prevalence in the larger ones.1 Some dogs with dysplastic hips will never show signs of...
Heart disease in cats is often seen as hopeless, but alternative treatments such as nutritional therapy, herbs, and even medicinal leeches may offer some promise.
Heart disease and blood clots in cats are often regarded as hopeless disorders for which little or nothing can be done. With some proactive thinking, however, and the integration of a variety of alternative therapies,...
The primary approach to CKD in cats is dietary management to lessen the abnormalities caused by marginal kidney function. These nutritional measures have been proven to reduce uremia and extend the lifespan of cats with this common disease.
The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats is shockingly high. Reported ranges of CKD in young cats (< four years)...
Figuring out the root cause of your canine and feline patients’ GI issues can be a long and complex process. Common GI symptoms have a number of possible causes, and multiple tests usually need to be issued, including blood, fecal and urine tests, along with abdominal ultrasounds, to really understand what’s going on.
This process can take months, leaving the...
A comprehensive look at the supplements that can help address chronic kidney disease in dogs and cats.
Kidney disease is a common condition in dogs and cats, especially as they get older. Controlling the inflammatory reactions and oxidative stress that contribute to chronic kidney disease can be done with the help of a variety of supplements. This article discusses the...
